The Marines and the Cop Goofy Stuff / Back Home
Thanks to Moose for sending this one!
Two California Highway Patrol Officers
were conducting
speeding enforcement on I-15, just north of the Marine
Corps Air Station at Miramar. One of the officers was
using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles
approaching the crest of a hill.
The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun
began reading 300 miles per hour. The officer attempted to
reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then turned
off. Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed
that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18
Hornet which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the
location.
Back at the CHPs Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired
off a complaint to the USMC Base Commander. The reply came
back in true USMC style: "Thank you for your letter.
We can now complete the file on this incident. You may be
interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet
had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to,
your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a
jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down.
Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully
armed aircraft had also automatically locked on to your
equipment location. Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying
the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was,
quickly responded to the missile system alert status and
was able to override the automated defense system before
the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar
position.
The pilot also suggests you cover your mouths when
cussing at them, since the video systems on these jets are
very high tech. Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the
radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left rear
molar. It appears the filling is loose. Also, the snap is
broken on his holster.
Thank you for your concern."
Semper Fi